Written answers
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
National Drugs Strategy
10:00 pm
David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 93: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of funding allocated to each of the drugs task forces in 2009; the amount each task force received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41670/09]
John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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The table provides details of funding allocated to the Drugs Task Forces (DTFs) to support projects in their respective areas in 2009 and expenditure to date in 2009. The Deputy should note that, with regard to 2009, the original current funding sum allocated to the DTFs following the April 2009 Budget was €32.5m. When carryover from 2008 is taken into account, the net amount required in 2009 is estimated to be €31.6m.
| Local Drugs Task Force | 2009 Allocation@ April | Revised 2009 Allocation | Paid to Date |
| €m | €m | €m | |
| Ballyfermot | 1.62 | 1.57 | 1.57 |
| Ballymun | 1.32 | 1.26 | 1.26 |
| Blanchardstown | 1.25 | 1.29 | 1.29 |
| Bray | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.72 |
| Canal Comm. | 1.74 | 1.72 | 1.71 |
| Clondalkin | 1.58 | 1.58 | 1.58 |
| Cork | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1.76 |
| Dublin 12 | 1.25 | 1.23 | 1.23 |
| Dublin NE | 1.37 | 1.27 | 1.17 |
| DLR | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.00 |
| Finglas Cabra | 1.04 | 0.91 | 0.84 |
| Cross Task Force | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0 |
| NIC | 2.65 | 2.62 | 2.52 |
| SIC | 2.43 | 2.43 | 2.42 |
| Tallaght | 1.39 | 1.28 | 1.28 |
| Total LDTF | 22.30 | 21.76 | 21.35 |
| Regional Drugs Task Force | Original 2009 Allocation | Revised 2009 Allocation | Paid to Date |
| €m | €m | €m | |
| East Coast | 0.90 | 0.84 | 0.84 |
| Mid-West inc LCSG | 1.58 | 1.50 | 1.50 |
| Midlands | 0.89 | 0.82 | 0.80 |
| North East | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.11 |
| North West | 0.75 | 0.72 | 0.72 |
| North Dublin City & County | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| South East | 1.32 | 1.30 | 1.30 |
| South West | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.92 |
| Southern | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.16 |
| Western | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.78 |
| Total RDTF | 10.15 | 9.88 | 9.82 |
In addition an amount of €25,000 has been allocated to each Drugs Task Force for small-scale capital expenditure in 2009.
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